Broken motor mount? Limit slip diffs?
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Broken motor mount? Limit slip diffs?
I did search, so If the answer is in one, sorry.
I think I have a broken motor mount, M272 V6. Is there any way to tell by driving it, to me it feels like it loose as if a motor mount is broken, but my buddy drove it and said oh that's just how rwd cars feel, its all in the rear end, no broken mount, but it seems like is maybe is, any definitive way to tell? I mean, I think IIRC the mounts are liquid filled, so wouldn't I see fluid coming from one if broken? I never really paid attention so it may be just me, but it seems like you can feel then engine rock in neutral when you press the gas, or when you press on and then lift off the pedal?
Also doing auto x allot lately and I was wondering, do our cars have a lsd at all, and what is the stock rear gearing? (Assuming based on driving) we don't have a LSD, does some one make one for our cars? Or Is AMG a solution (Id assume one of them would work)
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I think I have a broken motor mount, M272 V6. Is there any way to tell by driving it, to me it feels like it loose as if a motor mount is broken, but my buddy drove it and said oh that's just how rwd cars feel, its all in the rear end, no broken mount, but it seems like is maybe is, any definitive way to tell? I mean, I think IIRC the mounts are liquid filled, so wouldn't I see fluid coming from one if broken? I never really paid attention so it may be just me, but it seems like you can feel then engine rock in neutral when you press the gas, or when you press on and then lift off the pedal?
Also doing auto x allot lately and I was wondering, do our cars have a lsd at all, and what is the stock rear gearing? (Assuming based on driving) we don't have a LSD, does some one make one for our cars? Or Is AMG a solution (Id assume one of them would work)
Thanks
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Actually , it may not be a motor mount. Have you checked your rear trailing arm bushings?? When you accelerate in straight line hard, does it feel like your rear end want to go side ways?
On the side note, but pertaining to the same issue, are there any companies making any poluurethane bushings upgrades for our suspension/mounts/etc???
On the side note, but pertaining to the same issue, are there any companies making any poluurethane bushings upgrades for our suspension/mounts/etc???
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Start your engine and let it run for a few minutes. Rev the engine and listen closely. Do you feel excessive vibration? If a motor mount is unstable or broken, the engine will move around and create vibration that you may feel and hear while inside the vehicle.
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Sounds like normal operation of the engine to me. The engine dies rock when revved. If a motor mount was bad, you would be getting some serious vibration at idle. That i the experience I had when the mounts went bad on my CLK.
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very cute guys, your so funny I fell off my dinosaur, the 230.
Andrew, No I dont feel any difference at idle at all, Ill call you and well have to meet up, Im staying in town this weekend, and you can drive it and see what you think.
I do occasionally get the feeling the rear end wants to go out from under the body of the car, but its usually at hight speeds or in a random turn, but not always Id says once a month or so.
So is there no LSDs avail for our cars?
Andrew, No I dont feel any difference at idle at all, Ill call you and well have to meet up, Im staying in town this weekend, and you can drive it and see what you think.
I do occasionally get the feeling the rear end wants to go out from under the body of the car, but its usually at hight speeds or in a random turn, but not always Id says once a month or so.
So is there no LSDs avail for our cars?
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Sounds great to me! I'm heading down tomorrow, and will be there until Wednesday. Just let me know.
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He mentioned he is doing auto cross a lot lately so it has to be the C350 since when you buy a C350 6MT you auto cross it.
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Start your engine and let it run for a few minutes. Rev the engine and listen closely. Do you feel excessive vibration? If a motor mount is unstable or broken, the engine will move around and create vibration that you may feel and hear while inside the vehicle.
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Start your engine and let it run for a few minutes. Rev the engine and listen closely. Do you feel excessive vibration? If a motor mount is unstable or broken, the engine will move around and create vibration that you may feel and hear while inside the vehicle.
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pshek, for his C32 conversion, had mentioned that he wanted to put in a Quaife LSD, but I don't recall if he ever did it. He's the type to do his research, so I assume it would have worked in some fashion.
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really, are you still stuck on that? lets move right along and maybe answer my question, instead of posting something thats quite off topic to the thread.
Since your such an expert with these cars you should know where the mount is.
Since your such an expert with these cars you should know where the mount is.
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why don't you try searching, because all of the questions you've asked in this thread can be easily answered by doing your homework. Maybe if you quit making up stories you'd have the time to lookup some real info.
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So thank you for contributing nothing to the thread and doing nothing to answer my question.
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really? and what do you do when you have no life? You go through some ones pictures to prove a point that, oh wait there was no point, and then you tell every one your so amazing because you know how to tell a C350 from a C230 but it took you 5 days to call it, so WOW, your AMAZING. For some one who said "i have nothing against adidas" you shore do act like you do.
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and maybe if you would quite trying to play fake forum police you could READ, that I searched, 8 to 10 times using key words "motor mount" "transmission mount" "rear mount" with combo of "w203" "C class" "6MT" and a combo of more, and NONE of the searches threw up a relevant thread to this, which gave a location of where the mount is, so I can see weather I need a lift of if I can see it from looking down under the hood.
So thank you for contributing nothing to the thread and doing nothing to answer my question.
So thank you for contributing nothing to the thread and doing nothing to answer my question.
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CrocsC350, Quaife doesn't make LSD's for a C230 or imaginary LSD's for a C350. Your best bet is to check with Kleemann.
P.S. You'll get sarcastic responses to all of your posts on this forum after your antics and subsequent loss of credibility, so don't get all butt-hurt and defensive.
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No LSD?
To my understanding, if you jack up a car and spin one of the rear wheels and both go in the same direction it is LSD, is that correct?
I did this on my w203 and both wheels were spining in the same direction, also when doing a burnout both wheels spin and leave 2 marks.
If its just a open wheel rear diff then if you spin one wheel while jacked up, then only 1 wheel should spin and the other should stay still.
Maybe Australian version w203s got LSD?
To my understanding, if you jack up a car and spin one of the rear wheels and both go in the same direction it is LSD, is that correct?
I did this on my w203 and both wheels were spining in the same direction, also when doing a burnout both wheels spin and leave 2 marks.
If its just a open wheel rear diff then if you spin one wheel while jacked up, then only 1 wheel should spin and the other should stay still.
Maybe Australian version w203s got LSD?
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there is no mechanical lsd for the w203 stock. The cars have a form of e-diff tied to the traction control. The esp, brakes the wheel thats losing traction, so they both spin at the same rate.
You can try phantom grip, i hear they'll rebuilt your oem differential to lsd for relatively cheap.
http://phantomgrip.com/
You can try phantom grip, i hear they'll rebuilt your oem differential to lsd for relatively cheap.
http://phantomgrip.com/
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Our independent rear suspension with its fixed pumpkin tends to minimize the ‘peg leg’ effect during straight-ahead motoring – even without electronic aids, i.e., ESP/ASR. When lateral loads are a part traction circle equation, they’ll invariably spin the inside tire mercilessly given enough thrust.
Several thumping M113 Kompressor pilots here reported no improvement in their drag strip times after having installed a LSD. Once you’re chasing quicker times through slalom or getting after it on a road circuit, they’re indeed a worthy upgrade.
Perhaps our Australian friend’s M111 coupé is a ringer?
